Discover the Dinosaurs

MPEC Event Center

In a Nutshell

See up to 40 museum-quality dinosaurs models, some of which move and roar at visitors’ command; kids pan for fossils and gems in a mine area

The Fine Print

Promotional value expires Mar 22, 2015.Limit 8 per person. Valid only for option purchased. Redeem starting 3/20 for a ticket at venue entrance. Must show valid ID matching name on Groupon at MPEC Event Center. Refundable only on day of purchase. Discount reflects Discover the Dinosaurs's current ticket prices-price may differ on day of the event. Doors open at 12 p.m. on 3/20 and 10 a.m. on 3/21 and 3/22. For ADA seating, call box office promptly upon receipt of voucher - availability is limited.Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.

Adult admission is valid for ages 13 and up. Child admission is valid for ages 2–12. Those under 2 are admitted for free.

Discover the Dinosaurs

The spinosaurus is at your beck and call. It stands amid the exotic foliage of its era, its sharp-toothed jaws set in an almost docile expression—but at the press of a button, it might gnash those teeth, swish its tail, or give a mighty roar.

Up to 40 giant dinosaurs lurk throughout each Discover the Dinosaurs exhibit. Many of them have an animatronic skeleton and warm mechanical heart beneath their piercing talons, striped plates, and crepe-like swaths of realistically painted skin. Those that don’t move are still plenty convincing, thanks to museum-quality construction and sets filled with roiling fog and dynamic light and sound effects.

Some of the dinos are even arranged to let visitors tempt fate by sticking a hand into their mouths or patting their mighty flanks. And kids can actually climb atop a couple of the beasts, with triceratops and T. rex rides among a midway’s worth of supporting attractions.